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Eur. J. Entomol. 2012, 109(2): 281288
The earliest fossil flower bugs (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Cimicoidea: Vetanthocoridae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China
HOU W., YAO Y.*, ZHANG W. & REN D.
One new genus with two new fossil species, Pumilanthocoris gracilis gen. n. sp. n. and P. obesus gen. n. sp. n., which were found in the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China, are described and illustrated. These are the earliest fossil records of Vetanthocoridae.
AddressKey Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; e-mails: houwenjing7555@163.com; yaoyz100@gmail.com; zhangweitinghao@163.com; rendong@mail.cnu.edu.cn
KeywordsHeteroptera, Vetanthocoridae, fossil, Middle Jurassic, Inner Mongolia